Following up the success of the D8 buggy,
HB released the truggy version of the D8, the D8T! The D8T is a
fully race-ready kit, able to take on the most rugged tracks around
the world! From blue-groove to artificial turf, rutted clay to
sloppy mud, the D8T is the ideal kit to take on the toughest
competition!

With a range of features taken from the
World Champion D8 buggy, the D8T truggy is perfectly suited for
every driver on any race track. Designed to take advantage of its
ideal weight distribution and race-winning features, you'll be able
to take the fight to the track and get on the podium with the
D8T!

The D8T starts with a brand new extended
chassis machined from solid 4mm thick 7075 aluminium, with 10
degrees of front kick-up. The chassis plate has angled sides for
extreme stiffness front-to-rear, giving you a solid platform for
race tuning.

The longer chassis allowed HB lead
off-road designer Josh Alton to move the engine nearly to the
centre of the chassis, with the weight of the battery pack up front
between the servos. Stand-up servo mounting points allow the weight
of modern metal-gear servos to sit as close to the middle and front
of the car as possible. With the receiver sealed away at the rear,
the weight-forward design lets the D8T have better chassis balance
than other truggy designs.

Strong composite chassis braces provide
stiff bracing with minimal weight, while the chassis is machined
for lightness under the servos and engine. The one-piece radio tray
from the D8 is used in the D8T for easy clean-up and
maintenance.

In addition to keeping the car pointed in
the right direction, the suspension has to keep the tyres on the
ground as much as possible, so the power from the engine is
transformed into traction on the ground! This is the job that the
D8T suspension must cope with, and we know it's up to the task.
It's been refined over months of extreme testing in pure racing
conditions, to make it the best possible performer on the track and
help you get the winner's trophy!

16mm Big Bore shocks with threaded shock
bodies are used to keep the tyres on the ground and you in control.
These are connected to extra-long solid suspension arms to let you
go right over bumps and ruts in the racing surface with the same
already-legendary stability of the the World Champion D8
buggy!

The HB Inverse Steering Block Design and
aligned king pin and universal joint pivots combine to give you
total confidence on the track and a superb driving feel. A full
range of suspension adjustments are possible with the total racing
design: adjustable roll centre, thick turnbuckle links, sway bars,
steel turnbuckles and HB's unique counter-rotating shock mount
screws.

Getting the power from the engine to the
tyres is yet another job that any good race truck must be able to
perform properly. Getting as much power as possible with a minimum
of loss or drag is just as important as keeping the tyres in
contact with the ground, which the D8T suspension does with superb
ease. The D8T features every detail you'd expect to see in a
top-level competition truggy, and more!

The D8T uses extra heavy-duty spiral-cut
'worm gear' diffs to get the power from the driveshafts to the
wheels. Six steel universal dogbones are used for the centre
driveshafts and at each corner to get the power from the middle
diff to front and rear diffs, and also from the diffs to the
wheels. The dual fibre disc brakes can be adjusted separately front
and rear using the unique linkage that brings the adjustment
linkage of both brakes above the middle block deck.

The 150cc fuel tank is large enough to
keep you running longer than the rest, so you don't have to stop
for fuel as often. With a handy 'clunk' inside, the engine will
continue running even when you're on your lid! A complete set of
rubber-sealed ball bearings keeps everything spinning smoothly
through the nastiest muck. 17mm hex adapters are used to allow any
truggy wheels to fit, and new HB tall truggy wheels are included in
the kit.

The fantastic, all-new racing body was
designed specifically for the D8T. This is the lowest, sleekest and
raciest truggy body we've ever seen, and we think you'll agree! The
body extends all the way to the rear wing, giving it a look that
emulates a full-size pick-up. Plenty of cooling air can get to
engine, which is fully protected yet within the airflow that goes
under the body. The body is supplied clear so you can apply your
own racing colours, and is formed from extra tough polycarbonate
plastic.

The D8T includes an all-new, super-low
profile racing bodyshell with a unique look and style all its own!
The body protects the engine head while allowing as much air as
possible to flow to the high-downforce rear wing. You get fantastic
design and great performance all in one package!